FORMER Minister of State for Education and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, in this interview assesses the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, his foreign trips, his party, the PDP, attacks on Minister of State, Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefile among other issues.

FORMER Minister of State for Education and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, in this interview assesses the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, his foreign trips, his party, the PDP, attacks on Minister of State, Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefile among other issues.

Mr Okharedia Ihimekpen is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and one of the political foot soldiers of a former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the party, Chief Tony Anenih. In this interview, he says the party will ensure that a credible governorship candidate emerges ahead of Edo 2016, just as he criticises an aspirant of the party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, over his comment that he left the PDP when he was de-registered:

PROFESSOR Itse Sagay, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption and one of the country’s foremost experts in constitutional law. A human rights activist, Sagay has undoubtedly paid his dues in the struggles for egalitarian society. Sagay who was part of the pioneer law class of the former University of Ife, subsequently took to academics and rose to become the dean of the law faculty of his alma mater before transferring his service to the University of Benin. At the height of military rule in 1986 he was one of those who ran into trouble with the authorities of the University of Benin for supposedly teaching what he was not paid to teach; which was an axiom for his perceived inclination to the promotion of civil rights in the university campus.

Edo State governorship election has been scheduled to take place on September 10. The process to nominate the flag bearer of the former ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), now the opposition, has reached feverish pitch. The four aspirants, itching to become the candidate of the party in the election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Chief Solomon Edebiri, Hon. Matthew Iduoriyekwmwen and Earl Osaro Onaiwu, are eminently qualified to represent the PDP and govern the state, but only one of them will get the nod at the end of the day.

Mr. Kenneth Kobani is the Secretary to Rivers state government. He, however, has a reputation that precedes his present position being a scion of one of the famed families from Ogoni land in Rivers State.

The occasion was the thanksgiving service to celebrate the birthday of Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi, a governorship aspirant in Edo State on the platform of the All Progressives Party, APC.

Since the 2016 budget proposal document was presented at the joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on 22nd December 2015, there have been controversies on almost on a daily basis.

The budget war between the presidency and the legislative branches of the Federal Government may have panicked many political stakeholders; especially partisans of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

CHIEF Victor Ike Oye took over from Chief Victor Umeh as the national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA last year. In this interview, Oye spoke on his efforts to improve the fortunes of the party in the country, the defection of Governor Okorocha and former Governor Peter Obi, the 2019 presidential election, among other issues